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Leaders and Laggards
PUBLICATION DATE: February 13, 2006
AUTHOR: Earthworks
SUMMARY: For the first time ever, eight of the world's top jewelry retailers have pledged to move away from "dirty" gold sales and are calling on mining corporations to ensure that gold is produced in more socially and environmentally responsible ways.
Photos of open pit mines
PUBLICATION DATE: February 10, 2005
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Dirty Metals
PUBLICATION DATE: June 16, 2004
AUTHOR: Earthworks, Oxfam America
SUMMARY: This report details the massive pollution, huge open pits, devastating community health effects, worker dangers and, in many cases, human rights abuses that have become hallmarks of gold and metals mining in countries such as Peru, Indonesia, Ghana and in parts of the United States.
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Decoding Cyanide
PUBLICATION DATE: February 22, 2002
AUTHOR: Robert E. Moran
SUMMARY: A Submission to the European Union and the United Nations Environmental Programme
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MPC Issue Paper #3: More Cyanide Uncertainties
PUBLICATION DATE: January 1, 2001
AUTHOR: Robert Moran, Ph.D.
SUMMARY: Cyanide is a chemical lethal to humans in small quantities; a teaspoon of 2% cyanide solution can cause death. Due to a string of spills and accidents, this method of mining using large quantities cyanide to remove microscopic specs of gold from vast amounts of ore or crushed rock is creating more and more controversy.
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Cyanide in Mining
PUBLICATION DATE: November 4, 2000
AUTHOR: Robert Moran, Ph.D.
SUMMARY: The use of cyanide (CN) compounds by the mining industry raises many conflicting and confusing issues.
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Cyanide Heap Leach Packet
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1, 2000
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS
SUMMARY: A compilation of articles and graphics explaining the use of cyanide in heap leach mining -- and its effects.
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